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I was looking on ebay and came across LED strip lights. They are waterproof and 3M backed 12V 5050 .
I found green 5meter strips for around $20. I was wondering if anyone had used these on the outside of there boat, simmilar to under water lights to attract bait. seems like a good price.
They have 300 leds in the stip and come in 5050 (brighter bulb).
Your thoughts on this?
wouldnt have to lug underwater lights around and should be very low power use.
I run a couple strips on the inside of my boat under the gunnel. Flip the switch and have instant light over the front half of the boat. Got the green color. Bulbs are pointed down so no glare in the eye. Should work on the outside but not as good as a submerged one I would think.
Home depot and lows sell a acrylic tube for florescent bulbs you could get seal cap onn one end take another cap cut hole for light wire to go through then seal every thing with silicone and it will work fine.
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Attachment 102692yes that will work i made some to sink and the worked fine the tube is flexable and if hit could break the buld . they make clear pvc that would be better but would have to order it no one around here keepes it in stock .i have 2 12 v. transformers and made them with the tubing was planning on ordering pvc but havent don it .Quote:
Originally Posted by cray
Attachment 102645 I found this online. This is more what I was talking about. I wonder If the ebay specials would perform as well.
Attachment 102646 These things look cool:biggrin
company name says wildcat lighting.
Has anyone tried these e bay led strips yet? Looking for some new inexpensive ideas for my boat, (25' party barge) also have looked at the undercar neon lights (green and white) wondering which would be better?
the green is what i have on my pontoon
I used the same type lights on the outside of my boat, but in white. Wanted to illuminate my rods without having an overhead light on to attract bugs. Used alcohol to clean surface and stuck lights on boat with supplied 3m tape. Had them about a year and has held up good. I havnt tried to attract bait with just leds yet. Last time out, 1 of my 2 submerged lights didnt work. Leds on both sides of boat and submerged light on one side, had bait to submerged light first, then about 30 minutes later had bait on the other side. Next time out Im going to try just the leds.Attachment 109883Attachment 109884
I started last year using some super bright led lights that are blue from bluelightcrappie.com did a web research on blue/green&white light. Blue led lights shine deep into the water and will attract bait fish.
Do blue led lights shine deeper better than white and do blue led lights attract bait better than white?:dono
:fish Could anyone look at this link and give me your opinion comparing the lights you have come across ? I am considering using this brand of tape light for illuminating the side of my boat for night fishing
http://www.flexfireleds.com/bright-w...x-strip-light/ :peacesmile
:scratchhead Still looking at the three suppliers below and the subtle differences such as one has 600 led per 16' roll another 300 led per roll one is bright white the other in warm white. The one says 620 lumens per 3' for a total of over 3200 lumens per roll 16'. I think they all said Type SMD 3528 CRI Ip68 so from there I get a bit of uncertainty as to the why the very thing that make them similar allows one of them to claim to be brighter and therefore cost more,kind of makes me want to lean towards the Led Wholesalers product the more of which they are out of stock on the waterproof 600 smd and I did not see mentioned whether it comes in bright white or warm white I prefer bright white (cool white). Again take a look if you will I would appreciate it the more. I feel I am getting closer to the right product and can't wait to outfit my boat for night fishing at the flip of a switch.:fish
Super Bright bright white Waterproof LED Strip Lights - IP68 submergible LEDs
Led Wholesalers Waterproof Fully Waterproof Submersible Flexible Strip 600 SMD High CRI Ip68 LED Ribbon 5 Meter 16.4 Ft
www.LEDwholesalers.com - Waterproof Fully Waterproof Submersible Flexible Strip 600 SMD High CRI Ip68 LED Ribbon 5 Meter 16.4 Ft
Anybody feel free to jump in :dono
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Originally Posted by quick